Some time ago there was a thread describing a new Masters level degree in Data Mining. I'm not especially skilled in this area but it sounded interesting and so I surfed through the web site (can't remember where it was now). I never got a really good grasp of the concept until today when I read the article "What Lies Beneath?" in the Nov. 19th issue of PC magazine. You can read it too: http://www.pcmag.com (click on Internet Business) BTW, there's also a blurb about "predictive analytics," more commonly known as "text mining." It is supposedly the next wave in the field. Have fun, Jack
You're probably referring to Connecticut State University Online, which offers the M.S. in Data Mining (awarded by Eastern Connecticut State University). Bruce
And those of us who are Registered Professional Mining Engineers, object to the term "Data" mining. Why not Data sorting or data sifting or picking?
My opinion is that data mining better implies that real value can be gained. It is really more than sorting or sifting. It seems to me that sorting and sifting are more the type activities that the data goes through when preparing the data for storage in the data warehouse.
I had the opportunity to watch a bit of C-SPAN today and one of the topics up for discussion was some new computer program developed by the Pentagon called "T1A" (I think that's it) that does such a good job of data mining (sorry Mike, I didn't invent the term) that it's seen as a risk to personal privacy. The story was in the NY Times today and relates to the new Dept. of Homeland Security. To me it's just interesting to see the development of a fairly esoteric degree program and then have a perfect example of it's application presented on the news. Jack
